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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Sidorenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Sidorenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexei Sidorenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sidorenko is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White lands strikes from half guard.
White seems to be looking for submissions.
White works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sidorenko is looking to get to half guard.
Sidorenko tries to improve his position but instead White has taken his back!
White looking for the RNC.
Sidorenko can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sidorenko has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oooh a big shot gets through from White. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
White has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sidorenko tries to roll but White sticks to his back.
Sidorenko turns into White and is now in his guard.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sidorenko is controlling him.
Sidorenko trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is looking to stand up but Sidorenko isn't so interested in that idea.
White seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to control the position but Sidorenko postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sidorenko defends it easily.
Sidorenko trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sidorenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sidorenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control White haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
White has Sidorenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Sidorenko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexei Sidorenko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A low kick from White misses
and Sidorenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
Sidorenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
White is breathing heavily.
Sidorenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sidorenko trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White keeping moving, preventing Sidorenko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexei Sidorenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Alexei Sidorenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidorenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Sidorenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sidorenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters by clinching up.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sidorenko.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sidorenko misses with a takedown
and White moves into the clinch.
White pulls guard successfully.
Sidorenko stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Sidorenko is proving a slippery customer.
Sidorenko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
White trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sidorenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sidorenko!
Frank White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White controls the position from side control.
Sidorenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
White is looking to escape.
White keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sidorenko controlling the action here.
White tries to roll over but Sidorenko keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidorenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting White here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
White is looking for a sweep. Sidorenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sidorenko.
White pushes Sidorenko off looking to stand but Sidorenko dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidorenko pulls his head out easily.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sidorenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sidorenko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
White tries to get to full guard but Sidorenko has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Sidorenko seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Sidorenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sidorenko preventing the sweep.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sidorenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexei Sidorenko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sidorenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sidorenko goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sidorenko.
Sidorenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
Sidorenko has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White is pressed up against the cage. Sidorenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White leaves Sidorenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White throws a series of punches but Sidorenko moves out of range.
Sidorenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sidorenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sidorenko's guard.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sidorenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Sidorenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sidorenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidorenko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White controls Sidorenko momentarily but Sidorenko frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sidorenko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frank White has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sidorenko shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
Sidorenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Sidorenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Sidorenko persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White leaves Sidorenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice sprawl there from Sidorenko as White shoots in.
White shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sidorenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sidorenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank White just wasn't active enough.
Sidorenko dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Sidorenko's head and hops out.
A bone on bone clash there as Sidorenko blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sidorenko shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Sidorenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Sidorenko closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Sidorenko pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sidorenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Sidorenko. Sidorenko gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sidorenko.
Horrible takedown by Sidorenko or perhaps it was just good defense by White which made him look bad.
White stuffs the takedown.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sidorenko as he jumps to the side.
Sidorenko stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Sidorenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Sidorenko persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sidorenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from White as Sidorenko shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from White as Sidorenko shoots in.
Sidorenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frank White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sidorenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White throws a leg kick but Sidorenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sidorenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White darts in and clinches Sidorenko up against the cage.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidorenko tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sidorenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sidorenko goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sidorenko is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Sidorenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Sidorenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Sidorenko goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexei Sidorenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sidorenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Sidorenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sidorenko looking for a takedown.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
White lands a takedown into guard.
Sidorenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sidorenko wants to sweep but no luck.
White wants to stand but Sidorenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Sidorenko is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank White!
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